Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment. Even before the war, investors were grappling with a weak rupee, a still-nascent earnings recovery and rich equity valuations. The oil shock has worsened those pressures. More concerning, investors say, is the lack of a compelling narrative to draw global funds back even if the conflict eases in the near term.






